Hodges Village Dam, Oxford (4/23)

I tried to get out on Sunday morning before the rain came. Hodges Village dam is always a good place for a short walk. On the way to the parking lot I found the flower shown above. I looked it up and its called Henbit. Apparently its in the mint family and its considered a weed. I find that totally crazy. Its really beautiful (and my picture doesn't do it justice) and I'd be happy to have it growing in my yard. Maybe I'll go back in the fall and see if I can get some seeds. Other than the Henbit, some Coltsfoot was also about ready to open. It just needed some sun.

But unfortunately there wasn't any. So, the wildlife was really limited. Chickadees, cardinals, blue jays, tree swallows, etc. The best sighting was probably a Northern Flicker that called and called from a treetop.